Images with names that should be keyed should be classified as the "Oxford Men" form type. This includes lists of names and photographs with names. Names found in the internal index that contain names and page numbers should be classified as the "Index" form type.

Images with names that should be keyed should be classified as the "Oxford Men" form type. This includes lists of names and photographs with names. Names found in the internal index that contain names and page numbers should be classified as the "Index" form type.

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On the "Oxford Men" form type we are keying names, birth date, birth place, residence date and college they attended. The residence date for most records will be the matriculation date, which is often found after the abbreviation "matric."

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On the "Oxford Men" form type we are keying names, birth place, birth date and residence date. The residence date for most records will be the matriculation date, which is often found after the abbreviation "matric."

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This collection contains a list of those who were matriculated into Oxford University between 1880 and 1892.

Images with names that should be keyed should be classified as the "Oxford Men" form type. This includes lists of names and photographs with names. Names found in the internal index that contain names and page numbers should be classified as the "Index" form type.

On the "Oxford Men" form type we are keying names, birth place, birth date and residence date. The residence date for most records will be the matriculation date, which is often found after the abbreviation "matric."

Oxford List

Choose the "Oxford List" form type when the image contains names that should be keyed. This includes matriculations, faculty lists, masters lists, commoner lists, portrait lists, and photographs with names included. Index images should be classified as "Cover page, Section header, etc." form types and should not be keyed.

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Suffix

Key all titles, such as "Jr" or "III", following the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Surname

Key the surname as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Given

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you. Initials should be keyed with a space between them and without entering the periods.

Prefix

Key any titles before the given name, such as "Dr," "Mr," or "Mrs," as seen on the record using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Birth Place

Key the birth place as seen on the image using the dictionary provided to assist you. Separate geographical locations with a comma, such as "Emsworth, Hants."

Birth Day

Key the day from the birth date.

Birth Month

Key the month in its three letter abbreviation from the birth date using the dictionary provided to assist you.

Birth Year

Key the year from the birth date.

Residence Day

Key the day from the matriculation date. The matriculation date will typically appear after the abbreviation "matric."

Residence Month

Key the month in its three letter abbreviation from the matriculation month, using the dictionary provided to assist you. The matriculation date will typically appear after the abbreviation "matric."

Residence Year

Key the year from the matriculation date, or the year that the person was at Oxford if no matriculation date is available. The matriculation date will typically appear after the abbreviation "matric." Two digit years should be expanded. All dates will be in the 1800's. If a year range appears, key the latest year. Matriculation dates for Masters may be earlier than 1880.

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Index

Choose the "Index" form type when the image contains an internal index with names and page numbers. Index images will typically say "Index" at the top.

Cover page, Section header, etc.

Use the “Cover page, Section header, etc” type for images that don’t contain any data, but might be interesting to look at because they provide some type of context for the image set. For instance, historical notes, affidavits, and so forth.

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Image with no data

Use the “Image with no data” type for images that don’t contain any data or any useful context that might be interesting for someone to look at. For instance, an image containing only the blank background or an image with a microfilm target on it.